most points in the first round of playoffs all-time

LeBron James has put up the most career points in First Round, with 2,655 points.

	NAME	PTS	SERIES	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	2,655	First Round	95	40.4	27.9	8.8	7.2	1.6	0.9	9.8	19.3	50.9	1.7	5.1	33.2	6.6	8.8	75.0	60.3	1.3	7.5	3.6	3,837	838	686	152	89	339	206	+541
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	2,228	First Round	86	40.6	25.9	10.6	2.7	1.4	0.7	9.4	20.2	46.5	0.1	0.2	25.0	7.1	9.6	73.6	53.1	2.6	8.0	3.1	3,494	909	231	122	62	265	299	+102
3	James Harden J. Harden	2,147	First Round	94	36.5	22.8	5.3	7.0	1.7	0.7	6.8	16.1	42.3	2.7	7.6	35.4	6.5	7.5	86.7	58.7	0.7	4.6	3.4	3,427	502	654	158	67	324	269	+307
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1,956	First Round	80	39.8	24.5	9.0	2.3	1.0	1.0	8.2	17.9	45.9	1.0	2.8	36.3	7.0	7.9	87.9	57.0	1.4	7.7	2.0	3,183	723	182	81	77	163	231	-32
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,885	First Round	65	40.4	29.0	7.2	4.2	0.9	1.2	9.4	20.2	46.7	2.2	6.4	34.9	7.9	9.1	87.5	60.0	0.8	6.5	3.5	2,628	469	273	60	78	229	172	+329
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	1,863	First Round	74	38.2	25.2	4.7	4.9	1.4	0.5	9.0	20.1	44.7	1.5	4.1	36.2	5.7	7.0	82.0	54.4	1.0	3.8	2.9	2,825	350	359	107	39	217	219	+279
7	Chris Paul C. Paul	1,759	First Round	88	36.7	20.0	5.1	8.4	2.0	0.3	7.3	15.2	48.2	1.5	4.3	34.8	3.8	4.4	86.6	58.3	0.6	4.5	2.6	3,226	446	736	179	23	225	246	+58
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	1,692	First Round	46	41.2	36.8	6.2	5.8	2.3	1.0	13.4	25.7	52.2	0.7	1.8	38.6	9.3	10.9	85.2	60.3	1.5	4.6	3.3	1,894	283	268	106	47	154	159	+56
9	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1,683	First Round	90	35.9	18.7	10.4	3.1	0.6	2.3	7.5	14.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	16.7	3.7	5.5	66.8	55.4	2.8	7.6	2.3	3,233	934	281	57	204	204	242	+493
10	Tony Parker T. Parker	1,628	First Round	90	31.9	18.1	2.8	4.9	0.8	0.1	7.2	15.1	47.4	0.5	1.6	32.4	3.2	4.4	74.2	53.0	0.4	2.4	2.5	2,873	254	440	76	7	222	172	+331
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1,543	First Round	70	34.7	22.0	7.7	7.1	1.4	0.3	7.7	19.2	39.9	1.6	5.1	31.3	5.1	6.3	80.8	50.1	1.9	5.7	3.7	2,429	536	497	99	24	262	197	+63
12	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,528	First Round	68	36.2	22.5	11.3	2.7	0.6	2.1	8.7	16.2	53.4	0.0	0.0		5.1	10.2	50.6	54.3	3.8	7.5	2.8	2,461	766	185	38	145	189	235	+343
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,467	First Round	62	37.4	23.7	10.9	2.6	1.7	3.1	9.4	18.0	52.0	0.0	0.1	16.7	4.9	6.9	71.0	56.2	3.4	7.5	2.5	2,317	676	164	108	193	157	240	-22
14	Paul George P. George	1,465	First Round	71	38.2	20.6	7.5	4.0	1.5	0.6	6.7	15.7	42.5	2.4	6.7	35.8	4.9	5.7	86.3	56.7	1.0	6.5	2.8	2,713	532	285	104	44	197	227	+169
15	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	1,458	First Round	68	36.4	21.4	5.1	5.4	1.4	1.0	7.9	17.3	45.6	0.8	2.3	34.4	4.9	6.2	78.6	53.5	1.3	3.8	3.4	2,478	344	370	98	70	229	168	+209
16	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	1,449	First Round	80	34.6	18.1	5.6	3.2	1.2	0.6	5.9	13.7	43.1	1.8	4.7	37.9	4.6	5.4	84.1	56.4	0.7	4.9	2.8	2,766	448	256	95	48	225	231	+252
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1,428	First Round	66	36.8	21.6	6.8	2.4	1.2	0.3	7.6	18.8	40.6	1.1	3.6	31.8	5.2	6.4	81.9	50.1	1.9	4.9	2.7	2,428	447	157	76	22	176	222	-318
18	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	1,404	First Round	61	35.1	23.0	7.1	3.1	1.7	0.6	8.3	15.4	53.7	1.8	4.3	42.1	4.7	5.5	85.9	64.7	1.5	5.6	2.0	2,139	432	188	101	39	121	133	+348
19	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	1,373	First Round	51	36.8	26.9	4.9	4.5	1.3	0.4	9.6	21.6	44.3	2.9	8.4	34.3	4.9	5.7	85.3	55.7	0.8	4.1	3.2	1,875	248	227	64	19	161	125	+56
20	Reggie Miller R. Miller	1,308	First Round	60	37.0	21.8	3.0	2.7	1.2	0.2	6.8	14.9	45.9	2.2	5.8	37.3	6.0	6.7	89.1	61.1	0.6	2.4	2.0	2,219	181	162	73	13	117	120	+30
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1,294	First Round	48	37.7	27.0	12.0	7.9	1.2	0.6	10.2	19.8	51.4	1.9	4.9	38.1	4.7	5.6	84.3	60.5	2.8	9.1	3.0	1,811	574	380	59	31	145	157	+1
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	1,283	First Round	48	36.7	26.7	4.8	6.4	1.5	0.4	8.8	18.7	47.2	4.1	9.9	41.3	5.0	5.8	87.3	63.0	0.5	4.3	3.4	1,761	232	309	71	18	165	121	+407
23	Joe Johnson J. Johnson	1,275	First Round	80	36.9	15.9	4.5	3.3	0.8	0.2	6.1	14.3	42.4	1.4	4.0	33.8	2.5	3.2	77.6	50.8	1.1	3.4	1.9	2,948	360	264	61	14	150	159	+64
24	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	1,259	First Round	68	37.4	18.5	11.2	4.0	1.3	1.4	7.4	15.5	47.8	0.1	0.4	32.0	3.6	4.6	77.8	52.8	2.5	8.7	2.6	2,542	764	273	90	94	174	201	+149
25	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	1,201	First Round	51	38.5	23.5	12.8	4.1	1.4	0.9	8.5	15.8	53.7	0.5	1.9	26.5	6.1	8.7	69.6	59.9	4.5	8.4	3.0	1,964	653	208	73	47	151	165	+21

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.0

Mitchell

RPG

9.0

Mobley

APG

6.0

Harden

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.9

24th

DRTG

108.7

9th

NETRTG

-1.9

14th

3P%

34.3

15th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	MIN	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	WAS	@	CLE	7:00 PM
Thu 10/29	CLE	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Mon 11/2	OKC	@	CLE	7:00 PM

Last Game

Nets

0 - 2

121

Final

125

Cavaliers

1 - 1

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

33.0

Booker

30.0

Edwards

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

12.0

Boozer

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

Porter

3.5

George

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.9

124.1

122.9

122.7

122.0

120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

97.3

100.6

101.4

105.7

NetRtg Rankings

24.7

24.5

23.0

15.3

14.8

12.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

141.8

Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

37.0

Acuff

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

39.0

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

1.61

Kessler

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

1.68

Johnson

1.65

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

3-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	3	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0